Norman Thomas the great dissenter /

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Autor Principal: Gregory, Raymond F., 1927-
Autor Corporativo: ebrary, Inc
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:inglés
Publicado: New York : Algora Pub., c2008.
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Table of Contents:
  • The Thomas and Mattoon families
  • Working in the slum areas of New York City
  • Pacifism and socialism
  • Civil liberties in time of war
  • Running for elective office
  • Running for President
  • The Depression years
  • The 1932 presidential election and the New Deal
  • Arkansas sharecroppers
  • The sharecropper problem and the Roosevelt administration
  • The decline of the Socialist Party
  • Between elections
  • Opposing a United States President and a New Jersey mayor
  • Fascism, communism and pacifism
  • Opposing United States' entry into World War II
  • The internment of Japanese-Americans and other wartime civil rights violations
  • Taking stock
  • The final run for the presidency
  • Opposing nuclear testing, supporting disarmament
  • Reevaluating socialism
  • Confronting racism, the Vietnam War, and injustice
  • The great dissenter
  • Declining health
  • Summing up.